Firearms; prohibiting certain contracts with governmental entities. Effective date.
SB 500 requires Oklahoma state and local government entities to include written verification in contracts with companies worth over $100,000 that the company does not refuse to do business with firearm manufacturers, retailers, or trade associations based solely on their industry. It applies to contracts with companies employing at least 10 full-time workers and exempts sole-source contracts or cases where no qualified bidder provides the required verification. The bill defines "discrimination" as refusing business solely due to a company's firearm-related activities, excluding actions taken to comply with existing laws or for traditional business reasons. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services will oversee compliance with these contract requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 5, 2025
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The bill was revised to transition from the House version to the Senate floor version, incorporating committee amendments and formatting changes. The substantive policy content regarding firearm entity protections and government contracting requirements remains consistent, though line numbers and page references were updated to reflect Senate processing.
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The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the revision reflects procedural changes from House to Senate floor processing.
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Header and page numbering updated to reflect Senate floor version with February 19, 2025 date and committee amendment notation.
Line numbers and formatting adjusted throughout the document to match Senate floor markup conventions.
Committee amendment notation added to indicate changes made during committee review.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025 · House Apr 28, 2025
How they voted
40–8
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Mar 26, 2025
D
Democratic9
88% Nay
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/03/2025
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 16
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass State Powers
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Powers
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to General Government
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 8
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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